JPH0143901Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a housing used to house a large number of box-shaped units.

[Prior art]

When housing a box-shaped unit with various electronic circuits mounted on it, a shelf-shaped chassis is generally used, and after housing the unit, the chassis is attached to a housing such as a rack or console. As a result, the structure becomes complicated and expensive, and when adding more units, it is necessary to add a chassis, resulting in disadvantages such as a lack of expandability.

[Summary of the idea]

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate all of the drawbacks of the conventional unit at once, and in a case that accommodates a box-shaped unit that has screw holes on both sides, the unit is vertically installed from the front into an integrally formed frame. The unit is housed in a connected manner, and the frame and unit are secured by screws through the through holes provided on both sides of the frame in correspondence with the screw holes of the unit, and then the frame is inserted into the open surface provided at the front of the outer casing. Accommodates from the front side,
The outer casing is connected to the outer casing by through holes provided in the protruding pieces that protrude upward and downward from the upper and lower plates of the frame, and corresponding screw holes in the supporting parts provided above and below the open surface of the outer casing. To provide a highly effective box-like unit housing that locks a frame.

〔Example〕

The details of the present invention will be explained below with reference to figures showing embodiments, but first, an example of a box-shaped unit will be explained.

Fig. 1 shows the external appearance of a guest room management unit used at hotel receptions, etc., where A is a plan view, B is a front view, C is a rear view, and D is a side view. There are insertion slots 2a to 2a for inserting key tags corresponding to multiple guest rooms.
2d, message insertion slots 3a to 3d for storing message pieces of paper are provided, and a name plate 4 is pasted to the room number entry area 5a to 5.
d is prepared, and the room occupancy indicator lights 6a to 6 are provided.
d, cleaning indicator lights 7a to 7d, message indicator light 8
Mounting holes for switches a to 8d and switches 9a to 9d that are operated when storing messages and when transmitting messages are completed are drilled, and the names of the switches 9a to 9d are written and exposed.

Further, a printed circuit board 11 is fixed on the top surface with tapping screws 12, and a connector 1 for external connection is fixed.
3 is installed, and peripheral circuits include a drive circuit for each indicator light, an interface circuit for signals sent from each switch and a sensor described later, and lead wires for each indicator light using light emitting diodes. is connected to the printed circuit board 11 by an L-shaped common metal fitting 14 and individual metal fittings 15.

On the other hand, from the back side, there are resin side plates 21a and 21b that also serve as tag guides, and partition plates 22a and 2.
2b, 23a, 23b are inserted, and these are connected via a screw 25 by a metal reinforcing plate 24. A sensor for detecting insertion of a tag is housed in the partition plates 22a, 22b, and a printed circuit board 26
Connector 2 mounted on this via a and 26b
The circuit is drawn out to 7.

Note that studs 31 are provided on the side plates 21a and 21b.
are embedded and fixed to the frame from both sides by screws inserted into the screw holes 32, and a plurality of them are attached to the outer casing.

In addition, side plates 21a, 21b, partition plate 22
a, 22b, 23a, 23b, are provided with protrusions on the upper and lower rear sides, and when inserted into the guide grooves formed on the inner surfaces of the ceiling plate and bottom plate of the housing 1 from the back side, the locking holes of the ceiling plate and the bottom plate are inserted. The protrusion fits into the
It is designed to be locked in a predetermined position.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-B in FIG. 1B, and the partition plate 22a connected to the insertion port 2d includes
A groove-shaped guide 101 is formed in the horizontal direction on the side of the insertion port 2d, and at a different angle from this,
A groove-shaped guide 102 extends from the front side to the lower back side.
The side plate 21a shown in FIG. 1C is also formed in the same manner.

Furthermore, sensors 103 and 104 each consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element are provided in correspondence with the guides 101 and 102 to sandwich them.
With these, the inserted state of the tag 105 is detected.

Therefore, if the tag 105 is inserted at an angle guided by the guide 101, the left side of the tag 105 blocks light between both elements of the sensor 103, so this state is electrically detected and the tag 105 is guided by the guide 101.
If inserted at the angle guided by sensor 02, sensor 1
This condition is similarly detected by 04.

For this reason, if the insertion angle of the tag 105 is determined to be horizontal when the guest room is vacant and inclined direction when the guest is out, the tag 105 attached to the guest room key
05 from the insertion port 2b at a predetermined angle, the state of the cabin can be reported to the central control device.

The same applies to the insertion ports 2a to 2c, and the status of each guest room is individually given to the central control device.

Furthermore, if the tag 105 is not inserted, the guest room is in use, and since both sensors 103 and 104 do not detect the tag 105, the central control device determines whether the guest room is in use based on these detection outputs. can do.

In addition, on the back side of the message insertion slot 3d,
The pocket 106 is the same for the message insertion slots 3a to 3c, and the room occupancy indicator light 6
In response to commands from the central control device, for example, the lights a to 6d turn off when the room is vacant, turn on continuously when the room is in use, and flash when the room is out, and the cleaning indicator lights 7a to 7d turn on and flash continuously in response to similar commands. The message indicator light 8 indicates whether cleaning is in progress or inspection is complete.
The lights a to 8d are turned on and off in response to similar commands based on the operations of the switches 9a to 9d.

FIG. 3 shows the frame, A is a front view, B is a side view, C is a plan view corresponding to A, and the side plate 20
1a, 201b, an upper plate 202, and a lower plate 203, and side plates 201a, 201b.
The front edge of is bent inward, and the inner distance W ₁ of these corresponds to the rear width of the housing 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the outer width W ₂ corresponds to the front width of the housing 1. At the same time, the front edges of the upper plate 202 and the lower plate 203 are also bent inward, and the inner interval _H1 between these is determined as a dimension that can accommodate a predetermined number of casings 1 shown in FIG. 1 in a vertically connected manner. ing.

In addition, the side plates 201a and 201b are provided with through holes 204 that correspond to the screw holes 32 of the side plates 21a and 21b shown in FIG _{. The} width W ₃ is slightly smaller than that of _the outer casing side plate, which will be described later. And the reinforcing stay is housed without protruding to the front.

On the other hand, the upper plate 202 and the lower plate 203 are provided with protruding pieces 206 and 207 that protrude upward and downward, and these are provided with a through hole 208 and a notch-shaped through hole 209. A self-supporting leg plate 210 with a bottom that matches the lower side is the side plate 2.
01a and 201b by spot welding.

Note that these are integrally formed by sheet metal welding, and the front surface of the lower plate 203 is panel-shaped, and a mounting hole 211 for an indicator light, a switch, etc. is bored in this part.

Figure 4 shows the state of assembly of the casing, where A is a plan view, B is a front view with a main part cut away, and C is a similar side view, showing the outer casing 3 integrally formed by sheet metal welding.
01 is an open surface 30 having a width W ₁₁ capable of accommodating the required number of frames 302 shown in FIG. 3 laterally.
3, and the height H ₁₁ of this is frame 30
Above and below the open surface ₃₀₃ , there is a ceiling plate 304 of the outer casing 301.
The support part 3 is formed by bending the support part 305 that protrudes downward from the support part 305 and the intermediate horizontal partition plate 306 upward.
07 are provided, and these include a frame 302
A through hole 208 drilled in each protruding piece 206, 207,
209 and corresponding screw holes 308 and 309 are provided.

Further, the lower part of the outer casing 301 is a storage section 311, and an opening/closing door 312 is pivotally attached to the front surface so that it can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction. A support leg 313 is provided that can be raised and lowered by retracting.

The front edge of the side plate 314 of the outer casing 301 is bent inward by hemming, and this portion is shown in FIG. 3C.
The horizontal width of the frame 302 is
The rear surface of the portion marked W ₂ and the front side of the side plate 314 are made to substantially match.

In addition, between the ceiling plate 304 and the partition plate 305, a reinforcing stay 315 is fixed to the adjacent part of the frame 302, while the back plate 31
An attached circuit 317 such as a transmitting/receiving circuit for transmitting and receiving data with the central control device is attached to the frame 302 in correspondence with the frame 302, and wiring holes 318 are provided on both sides for introducing wiring to the outside. .

FIG. 5 shows the stay 315, A is a plan view, B
is a side view, C is a bottom view, and D is an A-B sectional view at B. A long metal plate is used, and the front edge 4
01 and the trailing edge 402 are doubled by hemming bending, which not only increases strength but also takes safety into account.

Further, the stay 315 has bending parts 403 and 404 for fixing at both upper and lower ends, and the bending parts 403 and 404 are fixed by welding or the like at a position where it is accommodated in the step part 205 of the frame 302 as shown in FIG. 3C. Ru.

For this reason, the unit in FIG.
If the units are housed in a vertically connected manner from the front side, and the screws 312 are inserted into the screw holes 32 provided on both sides of the unit through the through holes 204 of the frame 302,
As shown in FIG.
Furthermore, these are housed together with the frame 302 in the open surface 303 of the outer casing 301 from the front side, and the screw holes 308, 3 of the support parts 305, 307 are inserted through the through holes 208, 209 of the protrusions 206, 207.
When screw 323 is inserted into 09, the entire outer casing 30
1 is completely attached.

Furthermore, if the decorative panel 324 is fixed to the front side of the ceiling panel 304 with the screws 325 as shown in FIG. becomes.

In addition, in the part where the unit 322 is not mounted,
An equivalent blank panel may be prepared and fixed to the frame 302 with screws 321.

Therefore, if the frame 302 is installed, if the unit 322 is to be added as the number of guest rooms increases, the unit 322 can be used instead of a blank panel.
22, or by connecting and extending the outer casing 301 to the side, the structure is simple and inexpensive.
A housing with excellent expandability can be obtained.

However, since the outer casing 301 shown in FIG.
3 is inclined in elevation, but these can be selected arbitrarily according to the installation conditions, and the required number of frames 302 to be accommodated and the predetermined number of units 322 to be accommodated in the frames 302 are also determined according to the situation. Bye.

In addition, the unit 32 accommodated in the frame 302
2 is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 1, but may be box-shaped and have screw holes on both sides, and can be modified in various ways, such as being able to accommodate various box-shaped units.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, a simple and inexpensive casing with excellent expandability can be obtained, so that it is highly effective as a casing for accommodating various box-like units.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an external view of the guest room management unit, where A is a plan view, B is a front view, C is a rear view, D is a side view, and FIG. B
3 is a frame, A is a plan view, B is a side view, C is a plan view, and 4th
The figures show the assembly status of the casing, where A is a plan view, B is a front view with a main part broken away, C is a similar side view, and Figure 5 is a stay, A is a plan view, B is a side view, and C is a side view. A bottom view, D is a sectional view taken along line A-B in B. 1...Housing, 2a-2d...Insertion slot, 4...Nameplate, 5a-5d...Guest room number entry area, 6a-
6d...Occupancy indicator light, 7a-7d...Cleaning indicator light, 8a-8d...Message indicator light, 9a-9
d...Switch, 21a, 21d...Side plate, 22
a, 22b, 23a, 23b... partition plate, 32
...Screw hole, 101,102...Guide, 10
3,104...Sensor, 105...Tag, 201
a, 201b...Side plate, 202...Top plate, 203
...Lower plate, 204, 208, 209...Through hole, 2
06,207... Projection piece, 301... Outer casing, 302
... Frame, 303 ... Open surface, 305, 30
7... Support part, 308, 309... Screw hole, 32
2... Unit, 321, 323... Screw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A housing that accommodates a box-shaped unit having screw holes on both sides, which has through holes in both side plates that correspond to the screw holes of the unit, and has through holes in the upper and lower plates that protrude upward and downward. A frame integrally formed with projecting pieces and vertically connecting the units and accommodating them from the front side; and an open face on the front face for accommodating the frame from the front side, and above and below the open face the above-mentioned units. 1. A box-shaped unit casing, comprising: an outer casing integrally formed of sheet metal and having a support portion having a screw hole corresponding to the through hole of the protruding piece.